25 Days of Christmas Ornaments - DAY 2

Christmas trees are everywhere!  And I decided to put a tree on my tree.  A little one, that is.

 

Here it is

 

SUPPLIES

 

Cardboard cone

Jute

Floss

Buttons

Hot glue

And here's how I put it together.

 

I began by using hot glue to create a hanger for my ornament.  I crisscrossed a piece of floss underneath a piece of the jute.

 

 

Then I secured a looooong piece of jute with hot glue and then I wrapped it around the cone. 

 

 

Periodically I added a drop of hot glue to keep it secure.

Once I completed the process and glue the end of the jute to the cardboard I put a large dot of hot glue right in the middle of the tree.

 

 

Can you see it?

 

Well, that's where I put one button

 

 

I finished the tree by staggering a few more buttons in assorted shades of green and in different sizes all around the tree.

Here's what I learned:

 

- I can make one tree in about 10 minutes!
- This would be a great project to make with my kids (who are 6 and 8) - although they might need help with the hot glue. 

- It was super easy and it would be difficult to mess this one up.

 

Thanks to Pinterest for the inspiration.  I found TONS of cone tree ideas which evolved into this project.

 

I'm hoping to get started earlier in the day on tomorrow's ornament...